1st Cook - Halifax, Canada - Scotia Bank Center

Description

Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of first cook. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.

• Food Handler, First Aid Certification & WHMIS is preferred
• Minimum one year professional cooking experience in commercial food preparation or related role
• Minimum of five (5) years food preparation experience, required
• Minimum 3 years cooking experience in at least two different kitchen sections garde manger, banquets, a la carte, breakfast
• Assists Chef & Sous Chef with menu ordering, inventory, and daily production planning
• Preparation and production of menu items
• Quality food preparation and cooking
• Help in dish station as needed
• Assures sanitary standards are upheld by delegating these duties amongst cooks helpers and porters
• Maintains open communication and good relationships with others
• Attends meetings and inservices for food production employees
• Oversees preparation of all foods
• Prepare daily production
• Ability to weigh/scale, cut, shape
• Physically able to stand for long periods of time
• Physically able to lift +50lbs
• Keeping a clean, organized and sanitary workspace at all times
• Proper storage and rotation of all products
• Able to read and follow recipes
• Prepares food products to meet temperature and quality standards
• Assemble food within appropriate time frames
• Handle and prepare food in safe manner following HACCP standardized operating procedures
• Document temperatures of food items and makes appropriate adjustments to achieve standards
• Sanitizes equipment and work area per assigned schedules and designated procedure
• Takes responsibility for self and others in work area

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal

Contract length: 3 months

Part-time hours: 35 per week


Salary:
$17.50-$18.00 per hour


Benefits:

• Employee assistance program

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime

pay


Ability to commute/relocate:

• Halifax, NS B3J 3N8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Cooking: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location:
In person